Discipline, by the author of Letters to my unknown friends1850 |
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... life only brings out into more striking relief the fault of character which is so fatally supposed to be a virtue . " Only prove that such a claim is reasonable , " the self- willed with truth assert , " it will then be 12 SELF - WILL .
... life only brings out into more striking relief the fault of character which is so fatally supposed to be a virtue . " Only prove that such a claim is reasonable , " the self- willed with truth assert , " it will then be 12 SELF - WILL .
Page 13
... reasonable , there is , in fact , no longer any sacrifice of self- will . Those whom I address I suppose to be rational and intelligent persons , well quali- fied by education and enlightenment to form a fair and correct estimate of the ...
... reasonable , there is , in fact , no longer any sacrifice of self- will . Those whom I address I suppose to be rational and intelligent persons , well quali- fied by education and enlightenment to form a fair and correct estimate of the ...
Page 15
... reasonable hopes disappointed , their sounder judgment and more enlightened views forced to yield to the incapacity and caprices of those who are placed in authority over them . When , indeed , the crossing of the will comes directly ...
... reasonable hopes disappointed , their sounder judgment and more enlightened views forced to yield to the incapacity and caprices of those who are placed in authority over them . When , indeed , the crossing of the will comes directly ...
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... reasonable ; above all , distinctly recog- nising the right which those who are placed in authority over us have to claim over our obedience . As long as we only obey their wishes while they are perfectly agree- able to our own tastes ...
... reasonable ; above all , distinctly recog- nising the right which those who are placed in authority over us have to claim over our obedience . As long as we only obey their wishes while they are perfectly agree- able to our own tastes ...
Page 52
... reasonable wishes or interests , to the injustice or the caprice of others . Even in point of expediency — even for peace sake - such concessions seldom answer the expected purpose . They lead to new claims , each more unreasonable than ...
... reasonable wishes or interests , to the injustice or the caprice of others . Even in point of expediency — even for peace sake - such concessions seldom answer the expected purpose . They lead to new claims , each more unreasonable than ...
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Page 129 - Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.
Page 57 - Let nothing be done through strife or vain-glory, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.